County Channel getting downtime for upgrade

BEAUFORT - The County Channel will be off the air on Thursday and Friday while routine maintenance is conducted and some equipment is re-routed.

The service is expected to be restored sometime during Friday evening or on Saturday morning, according to a Beaufort County news release.

Scott Grooms, county broadcast services manager, said the interruption is necessary while operations are moved to a larger office within the county administration building.

"We apologize for any inconvenience to our viewers, but we want to make sure our service continues at the same professional level in this new location," he said.

The County Channel is an award-winning service of Beaufort County government and is streamed online on the County website at www.bcgov.net. Reach it by clicking on the icon on the home page. It is also broadcast on Charter Cable channel 20, Comcast Cable channel 2, Hargray Cable channels 9 and 252, Time Warner Cable Hilton Head Island channel 66 and Time Warner Cable Sun City channel 63.